VARANASI, Aug. 2 -- The Varanasi Police on Saturday registered a case against Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, and two other MPs - Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav and Awadhesh Prasad - for allegedly insulting Sanatan Dharma and hurting religious sentiments during an Opposition protest, which included a skit on the Ram temple donation controversy, in Parliament complex on Friday, a senior police official said.

According to Gaurav Banswal, deputy commissioner of police, Kashi Zone, an FIR was filed based on a formal complaint submitted at the Varanasi Kotwali police station by some seers alleging that Lok Sabha MPs Rahul Gandhi, Pappu Yadav and Awadhesh Prasad insulted Sanatan Dharma in Parliament complex.

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